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Forage
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(FOR uj) v.
to search or hunt for provisions The stranded campers had to forage for food. |
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Forbear
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(for BEAR) v.
to do without; to leave alone; to refrain from; to abstain The group decided to forbear him after he caught a disease. |
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Forsake
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(for SAKE) v.
to abandon, to give up on, to renounce He eventually decided to forsake the level until the next morning. |
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Fortuitous
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(for TWO uh tus) adj.
good fortune occurring by accident or chance We were fortuitous when we fell down a mine shaft to find a pile of gold ores. |
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Fraught
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(frawt) adj.
teeming with, laden; full; involving; accompanied by His mind was fraught with worry wondering if he would text back. |
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Gamin
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(GAM in) n.
a neglected boy left to run about in the streets The gamin had to do risk his life everyday for scraps of food. |
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Gazebo
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(guh ZEE boh) n.
an outdoor structure with a roof and open side His gazebo provided some much needed relief from the house fraught with children. |
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Generalize
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(JEN ur ul ize) v.
genral rather than specific, to form a general conclusion He generalized that most of the students would enjoy an extra day off of school. |
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Giddy
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(GID ee) adj.
a light headed sensation; dizzy; lightheartedly silly He was giddy with excitement when he learned that he could visit his hometown. |
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Gird
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(gird) v.
to encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action He girded his baggy pants so as to not let them fall. |
